Keratin 13 Is Enriched in Prostate Tubule-Initiating Cells and May Identify Primary Prostate Tumors that Metastasize to the Bone.

BACKGROUND:Benign human prostate tubule-initiating cells (TIC) and aggressive prostate cancer display common traits, including tolerance of low androgen levels, resistance to apoptosis, and microenvironment interactions that drive epithelial budding and outgrowth. TIC can be distinguished from epith...

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Main Authors: Sandy Liu, Radu M Cadaneanu, Baohui Zhang, Lihong Huo, Kevin Lai, Xinmin Li, Colette Galet, Tristan R Grogan, David Elashoff, Stephen J Freedland, Matthew Rettig, William J Aronson, Beatrice S Knudsen, Michael S Lewis, Isla P Garraway
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5053503?pdf=render